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Asparagaceae

Subfamily Agavoideae

Subfamily Asparagoideae

Subfamily Lomandroideae

Subfamily Scilloideae
Tribe Hyacintheae

Subfamily Scilloideae
Tribe Ornithogaleae

Subfamily Scilloideae
Tribe Urgineeae

W/C = Wild Collected
Hosta fortunei (Bak.) L.H. Bailey

  • Common Name: Hosta
  • Family: Asparagaceae Juss.

  • Country of Origin: Japan
  • Habitat:

  • Description: To 2 feet or more, scapes much taller than leaves; leaf blades ovate, to 5 inches long, with 8-10 nerves on each side of midrib, cordate, pruinose beneath; flowers funnelform, pale lilac to violet, to 1.5 inches long, anthers purplish. Late spring to early summer. Japan.
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Accession Data:

  • Accession # 199500142
  • Source: Clint Morse - Garden
  • Accession Date: 06-26-1995
  • Bench: 2301 - Temperate Asia
  • Qty: 1 confirmed on 10-25-2011
Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Liliopsida
  • SubClass: monocots
  • Order: Asparagales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Asparagaceae
  • SubFamily: Agavoideae
  • Tribe:
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